Spirit AeroSystems 737 aft bulkhead fix should be complete by November — CEO

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aerostructures maker Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR) will complete rework needed to correct a production flaw on the Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 by the end of November, CEO Tom Gentile said Thursday.

Gentile said the company has inspected 15 of 39 impacted 737 fuselages on its production line impacted by the problem of misdrilled holes on the aft pressure bulkhead.